National Republican., 1887-10-20
CLERKS MASS MEETING.
Strong Effort 70 he Made Favorlng
Early Closing.

Clerks Assembly 6461, X. Of L., should
feel contented that the efforts they made
TO hold a mass meeting at Edel's Hall last
night proved so successful in arousing q
feeling on behalf Of the early closing Of the
stores. The hall was packed TO the doors,
and crowds stood on the stairway. In the
hall were many ladies, and also delegations
from the Typographical Union, No. 10l;
Carpenters Assembly, and Excelsior Mixed
Assembly. Mr.. August Donath was called
on to preside, and In accepting the position
made stirring speech on behalf Of the
movement.
Mr.. George Kelthley was unanimously
elected secretary.
The first speaker was Mr.. L. w. HANDLE.
ton, master workman OF the clerks as
sembly. lie arose amid great applause aud
In speech OF fifteen minutes went over the
difficulties that the store clerk had to sur
mount, and strengthened his position by
argument used was the advantage gained
by the people themselves in shopping early,
and the beneflcient results that followed to
the clerks and the employer. During his
address he made many witty illusions to
the ways OF people and also those OF the
clerks. He did not fail TO censure the
female clerks, who on getting away from
their stores at 9 clock and lettering
upon the streets made 1t q practice to reach
osher stores AT minute or so before clos
ing just to make purchases. II the clerks
wanted to educate the people up to the
idea OF purchasing early he thought that
the clerks themselves should set a good ex-
ample. On closing he pointed out the
good results that would follow both to the
employer and to the clerk by this move
ment. Letters were then read from the
following business men, attesting the god
results as felt by them: G. @. Cornwell, M.
L. Rosenberg, q. Auerbach, s. X. Brown,
Ashby &,Co., Franklin e Co, WIN. Hahn
y Co., b. L. Wheeler, and G. Wilmer &
Co. Excellent speeches were made by
Messrs. Dennis Fevry Jesse Lawson, Mr..
Osborne Ward, Reed, John W. Thompson,
Joseph Tanning, and George Speer.
Messrs. f. NJ. Blake, s. Bell, l.. w. Oyster,
John Suter, and George Bartlett were ap-
pointed committee to draft suitable reso-
lutions as a sense Of the meeting, and, after
an absence of few minutes, they presented
the following, which were unanimously
adopted;
Whereas this meeting is called in behalf OF
the mercantile clerks, both male and female'
of this District; and
Whereas there are numerous merchants who
keep their employees at work until O late hour,
thereby depriving them of the opportunity for
mental Improvement or social employment;
therefore be 1t
Resortd, That we, the citizens OF this District,
| In mass meeting assembled, do hereby pledge
ourselves to do all In our power to forward the
O'Clock movement and further do pledge
ourselves not to buy, after that hour, any arti.
Gle OF merchandise or patronize merchants
| who close at a later hour.
Mr.. L. w. Hambleton then announced
that he had just received information from
| Mr.. Paul I. Bowen, delegate to the Min
neapolis convention, stating that resolu-
tion fayoring early closing had been adopted
| by that convention.
The meeting then adjourned, every one
| present feeling satisfied that good results
would flow from the work performed.
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